1 Timothy 4:6 Niv

This post was originally published in March 2019.–ed. Our culture is fixated on diets. We are continually bombarded with new and varied opinions about what we should and shouldn’t eat. After all, we’re told, our physical health is at stake. However, when it comes to ourspiritualhealth, it seems many Christians give little thought to the …

Many people mistakenly think of faith as inherently noble. A once-popular song extols the virtue of faith, or believing: “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.” No onereallybelieves that, of course, but that is not the point. The song is a paean to faith—without regard to thecontentof that faith. Theobjectof …

This post was originally published in March 2019. –ed. Our culture is fixated on diets. We are continually bombarded with new and varied opinions about what we should and shouldn’t eat. After all, we’re told, our physical health is at stake. However, when it comes to ourspiritualhealth, it seems many Christians give little thought to the …

This post was originally published in February 2019.–ed. We all understand the importance of roadside warnings while driving. Our safety often depends on the signs that line our streets and highways—especially the ones posted to inform us of potential dangers that lie ahead. Yet in the realm of pastoral ministry, there is widespread reluctance to …

This post was first published in January, 2015. —ed. America’s church culture suffers from an abundance of unqualified church leaders. What’s worse, many of these mavericks preside over a form of church government incapable of restraining or disciplining them. Tragically, in many cases it’s the media that holds these leaders accountable—tragic because the media ends …

Thispost was first published during April 2014. –ed. Many people mistakenly think of faith as inherently noble. A once-popular song extols the virtue of faith, or believing: “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.” No onereallybelieves that, of course, but that is not the point. The song is a paean …

This post was originally published in February 2019.–ed. Servanthood isn’t typically synonymous with leadership. In the political and secular realms, leaders are generally people who spend their lives being served rather than serving others. The most visible segments of religion seem to reflect the same attitude as well. Popes and prosperity preachers spend their lives …

Automobile salespeople. Ambulance-chasing attorneys. Members of the United States Congress. Does it make you cringe to read that list? There is a reputation tied to each of those professions that ranks them at the bottom of the ladder of public trust. That reputation is not unearned. The church. For some, the church is every bit……

Tammy and I sat in a service recently and listened to believers in a local church give spontaneous testimonies. It […]…

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